Attorneys
John M. Smith
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Trial Law; Commercial and Probate Litigation; Alternative Disputes Resolution; Arbitration; Appellate Practice; Civil Apples; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Commercial Law; Bribery; Construction Law; Stucco Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contracts; Copyrights; Copyrights Infringement; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Disabilities; Americans with Disabilities Act; Deaf Rights; Education Law; Academic Employment; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Administrative Lobbying; Campaign Ethics; Employment Benefits; Cash Balance Plans; Energy; Alternative Energy; Cogeneration; Surety Law; Finance; General Practice; Federal Practice; Government Contracts; Bid Protests; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Health Care; Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems; Bioethics; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Insurance Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property; Artistic Property; Internet Law; Content Licensing; Venture Capital; Labor and Employment; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Attorney Discipline; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defamation; Litigation; Media Law; Medical Malpractice; Birth Trauma; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages Negligence; Negligence Defense; Partnership Law; Patents; Biochemical Patents; Biochemical Patents Prosecution; Accidents; Premises Liability; Probate; Products Liability; Airbag Injury; Professional Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; International Torts; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secrets Misappropriation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance
Law School: University of Texas at Austin, LL.B.
Jerry S. Harris
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: General Business; Commercial Transactions; Banking Transactions; Commercial Litigation; Estate Planning and Probate; Family Law Litigation; Oil and Gas; Office and Trial Practice; Alternative Disputes Resolution; Arbitration; Appellate Practice; Civil Apples; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Commercial Law; Bribery; Construction Law; Stucco Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contracts; Copyrights; Copyrights Infringement; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Disabilities; Americans with Disabilities Act; Deaf Rights; Education Law; Academic Employment; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Administrative Lobbying; Campaign Ethics; Employment Benefits; Cash Balance Plans; Energy; Alternative Energy; Cogeneration; Surety Law; Finance; General Practice; Federal Practice; Government Contracts; Bid Protests; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Health Care; Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems; Bioethics; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Insurance Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property; Artistic Property; Internet Law; Content Licensing; Venture Capital; Labor and Employment; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Attorney Discipline; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defamation; Litigation; Media Law; Medical Malpractice; Birth Trauma; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages Negligence; Negligence Defense; Partnership Law; Patents; Biochemical Patents; Biochemical Patents Prosecution; Personal Injury; Accidents; Premises Liability; Probate; Products Liability; Airbag Injury; Professional Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; International Torts; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secrets Misappropriation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance
Admitted: 1960, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1964, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Baylor University, LL.B.
Edward L. Merritt
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Trial Law; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Governmental Law; Alternative Disputes Resolution; Arbitration; Appellate Practice; Civil Apples; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Commercial Law; Bribery; Construction Law; Stucco Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contracts; Copyrights; Copyrights Infringement; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Disabilities; Americans with Disabilities Act; Deaf Rights; Education Law; Academic Employment; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Administrative Lobbying; Campaign Ethics; Employment Benefits; Cash Balance Plans; Energy; Alternative Energy; Cogeneration; Surety Law; Finance; General Practice; Federal Practice; Government Contracts; Bid Protests; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Health Care; Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems; Bioethics; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property; Artistic Property; Internet Law; Content Licensing; Venture Capital; Labor and Employment; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Attorney Discipline; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defamation; Litigation; Media Law; Birth Trauma; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages Negligence; Negligence Defense; Partnership Law; Patents; Biochemical Patents; Biochemical Patents Prosecution; Accidents; Premises Liability; Probate; Airbag Injury; Professional Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; International Torts; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secrets Misappropriation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance
Admitted: 1981, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
Law School: Baylor University, J.D.
David R. Watson
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Probate; Civil Appeals; Municipal Law; Alternative Disputes Resolution; Arbitration; Appellate Practice; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Commercial Law; Bribery; Construction Law; Stucco Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contracts; Copyrights; Copyrights Infringement; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Disabilities; Americans with Disabilities Act; Deaf Rights; Education Law; Academic Employment; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Administrative Lobbying; Campaign Ethics; Employment Benefits; Cash Balance Plans; Energy; Alternative Energy; Cogeneration; Surety Law; Finance; General Practice; Federal Practice; Government Contracts; Bid Protests; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Health Care; Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems; Bioethics; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Insurance Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property; Artistic Property; Internet Law; Content Licensing; Venture Capital; Labor and Employment; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Attorney Discipline; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defamation; Litigation; Media Law; Medical Malpractice; Birth Trauma; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages Negligence; Negligence Defense; Partnership Law; Patents; Biochemical Patents; Biochemical Patents Prosecution; Personal Injury; Accidents; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Airbag Injury; Professional Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; International Torts; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secrets Misappropriation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Contested Wills; Inheritance
Admitted: 1980, Texas; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School: Baylor University, J.D.
Staci Killingsworth
Private Practice Lawyer
Practice Areas: General Practice; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Alternative Disputes Resolution; Arbitration; Appellate Practice; Civil Apples; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Commercial Law; Bribery; Construction Law; Stucco Litigation; Contracts; Breach of Contracts; Copyrights; Copyrights Infringement; Corporate Law; Closely Held Corporations; Debtor and Creditor; Creditors Rights; Disabilities; Americans with Disabilities Act; Deaf Rights; Education Law; Academic Employment; Election, Campaign and Political Law; Administrative Lobbying; Campaign Ethics; Employment Benefits; Cash Balance Plans; Energy; Alternative Energy; Cogeneration; Surety Law; Finance; Federal Practice; Government Contracts; Bid Protests; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Advance Directives; Conservatorship; Health Care; Alternative Health Care Delivery Systems; Bioethics; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Insurance Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Insurance Defense; Intellectual Property; Artistic Property; Internet Law; Content Licensing; Venture Capital; Labor and Employment; Leases and Leasing; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility; Attorney Discipline; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Defamation; Litigation; Media Law; Medical Malpractice; Birth Trauma; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Business Acquisitions; Mortgages; Commercial Mortgages Negligence; Negligence Defense; Partnership Law; Patents; Biochemical Patents; Biochemical Patents Prosecution; Personal Injury; Accidents; Premises Liability; Probate; Products Liability; Airbag Injury; Professional Liability; Torts; Civil Liability; International Torts; Trade Secrets; Theft of Trade Secrets; Trade Secrets Misappropriation; Contested Wills; Inheritance
Admitted: 2007, Texas
Law School: South Texas College of Law, J.D.